[AT] was Oliver 770-now losing a dog

[Mark Greer]

Frozen ground is probably only slightly worse than bone dry hard ground in 
late July. I had to bury my 12+ year old yellow Labrador Sam last summer. It 
was about 90 degrees and I had to dig a big enough hole for a 115lb Lab. I 
used a spud bar and a mattock and it was miserable. You couldn't get a 
shovel more than an inch into the ground unless you picked at it with the 
spud bar and mattock first to loosen it up. The kids were upset, it was hot, 
the digging was tough, and I lost my dog - all in all a rotten day.
Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil M. Vorwerk" <pvorwerk at newulmtel.net>
To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Oliver 770(OT)


>I had never considered cremation as an option for a pet before.  Our old 
>Lab
> Ike is starting to fail, and one of the things that has bothered me was 
> that
> with the ground being frozen I wouldn't have any options that I would be
> real wild about.  I feel for you; it's going to be a tough day when Ike
> goes.
>
> Where does one have a pet cremated?
>
> Phil
> Courtland, MN